Nabob Group

The Nabob Group is a silver mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,800 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Nabob Group
Secondary: Silver Belt
Secondary: Baltimore

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Dumont

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1952
Time Period: 1949-52
Mined: 3399.420 mt
Material type: ore
Year: 1888

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Tennantite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): REF:USGS CRIB,OWNER:WALTER PLANKERTON

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 67-109, p. 48

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